Chapter 643: The Battle of Sister River (5)
A river about 10 meters wide drew a line on the land, and to the north, the army of more than 100,000 troops of Asai, Asakura, and Ichisho was lined up, and Asai Nagamasa, Asakura Keiken, and Shimoma Yorisho looked at the south of the sister river with solemn faces, and as time passed, a group of black dots appeared on the horizon, and soon, the flag of the Oda family appeared in their eyes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"Pass the order, the archers and iron artillery team prepare, and once the enemy army is ready to cross the river, shoot immediately!" Asai Nagamasa ordered in a deep voice. This is the reason why he chose Sister River as the decisive battle site, although Sister River is not a natural danger, the distance is not wide, and the river is not urgent. But it is clear that it is not easy to cross the river, especially under enemy attack.
At least in Asai Nagamasa's opinion, relying on this river is much more reliable than relying on various castles to resist the attack of the Oda army.
When the order was given, it immediately spread throughout the army, and then the archers and iron gunners were seen coming out one after another, bending their bows and raising their guns, aiming at the Oda army on the opposite bank. In this battle, although the Asakura family and Honganji had more troops, whether it was Asakura Keiken or Shimoma Yorizhao, they both chose Asai Nagamasa as the general general.
Because at such a time, if there is a dispute over command, then they simply stop fighting and surrender directly. And although the Asai family is relatively weak, this is the territory of the Asai family after all, and in terms of identity, Asai Nagamasa, as the family governor, is undoubtedly higher than Asakura Jingjian. Well, Shimoma Yorisho has no idea of competing for the position of general at all, although he is also very powerful, but that is political. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that this battle was too important, he wouldn't even want to come.
On the other hand, when the Oda army reached the south of the Ogawa River, it did not immediately attack, but stopped. Not long after, Oda Nobunaga summoned many of his retainers to the main camp to hold a military meeting.
"It seems that they are planning to rely on this sister river to defend it." Oda Nobunaga glanced around at everyone and said in a deep voice.
"Well, the enemy army is divided into three formations, so our army is also divided into three ways? Then leave the Asakura family to me~" Oda Yoshinobu shook his head and said seemingly casually.
Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga glanced at Oda Yoshinobu with amusement, and said with a little disdain, "Is it really good for you to snatch credit like this?" "Oda Nobunaga saw Oda Yoshinobu's plan at a glance, and now the enemy army is divided into three formations: Asai, Asakura, and Ichijo, of which the Asai family has too few troops, and all the sects have always been believers, and only the strength of the Asakura army is the strongest. Then obviously, the credit for defeating the Asakura army is naturally the greatest.
In this case, how could Oda Nobunaga let Oda Yoshinobu get his wish? Moreover, in his opinion, it is not a good choice for Oda Yoshinobu to deal with the Asakura army.
"Not the Asakura Army? Do you want me to bully the Asai family? Oda Yoshinobu looked at Oda Nobunaga strangely when he heard this, this time he sent troops, Oda Yoshinobu brought 20,000 people from Ise Province, and Maeda Keiji, Shiraki Yukihisa and other retainers all brought over. There is only one purpose, revenge!
Although Oda Yoshinobu's retreat at Kanesaki was not dismissed as defeat, it is clear that Oda Yoshinobu will not ignore this because of this. You must know that it was the first time in his life that he said it so embarrassed, and he always felt that Sen Kecheng's death was because of him. So in addition to habitually snatching credit, he also hopes to personally kill the Asakura army to save some face.
Belch...... This kid doesn't seem to have his opponent in his eyes at all? That's 100,000 people. Well...... But thinking about Oda Yoshinobu's usual virtues, it makes sense. But no matter what, at least Oda Yoshinobu's words eased the original nervousness of many of the retainers present.
Although everyone was very excited when they came out, it was inevitable to feel nervous when they really saw the huge force of the enemy. After all, there are more than 30,000 more enemy troops than them! You must know that when the Imagawa family went to Luo, there were only 40,000 people.
As for Oda Yoshinobu's answer, Oda Nobunaga immediately smiled, "Of course not, don't tell me that you kid forgot Ichisuzong!" β
"They......" Oda Yoshinobu said suddenly when he heard this, he really forgot, after all, in Oda Yoshinobu's impression, the protagonists are only Asai, Asakura and Oda. To be honest, Oda Yoshinobu was really stunned when he heard that Kaga IsΕmune was running over to join in the fun. Because he really didn't know why they were able to come, after all, it was also a siege network in history, but there was no shadow of Kaga Ichijo at that time.
Seeing Oda Yoshinobu's appearance, Oda Nobunaga's forehead suddenly revealed a big tic-tac-toe, originally he just casually asked, where did he think that Oda Yoshinobu This kid really forgot. "It's decided, you kid is going to be in charge of the Yixiang Sect, and the other is the winner! Give you 20,000 people, and drag the Asakura army for me! The rest of you, come with me to attack the Asai family! β
Oda Nobunaga's idea was very simple, he personally led an army of 30,000 to attack the Asai army, which had only 15,000 men, no matter how you look at it, it seems that it will not take too long. And there are 20,000 people on Shibata Katsuie's side, and with Shibata Katsuie's ability, it is impossible to be defeated by the Asakura army in a short time. On the side of the Ichijo sect, although Oda Yoshinobu had fewer troops, in Oda Nobunaga's heart, he didn't feel that Oda Yoshinobu would be pressed and beaten by the group of people from the Ichijo sect.
"Ladies and gentlemen! The Oda family's road to unifying the world began with this battle! β
"Oh!!"
In the main formation of the coalition forces on the opposite side, watching the actions of the Oda army, Asai Nagamasa saw through Oda Nobunaga's thoughts at a glance, "It seems that Oda Nobunaga is planning to fight quickly, but this also gives us a chance...... " Asai Nagamasa said in a deep voice.
"Humph! His Royal Highness Asai can rest assured that he will definitely break through the enemy's defenses as soon as possible! Asakura Jingjian snorted coldly. After learning about the arrangement of the Oda Army, he felt that Oda Nobunaga of the Asakura family was deeply underestimated. Although Shibata Katsuya is also a famous general of the Oda family, for Asakura Keiken, with only 20,000 people, he wants to block his 40,000 army? What's that not underestimated?
Well, if the enemy was Oda Yoshinobu, Asakura Keiken would definitely not think so. So...... Shibata Katsuya still has too low a reputation.
On the side, Shimoma Yoshiteru also said, "Your Highness Asai and Lord Asakura, don't worry, this sect will definitely defeat Oda Yoshinobu quickly, and then come to support you!" β
It's just that for the words of Shimoma Yorisho, Asai Nagamasa and Asakura Keiken expressed their opposition at the same time, "Master Yorisho, as long as the Zong holds the position, don't let Oda Yoshinobu kill on the other side." "Shimoma Yoshiteru has never seen the strength of Oda Yoshinobu, Asai Nagamasa and Asakura Keikenke are very clear, where is it possible to let Ichizamune take the initiative to attack?